Lot 2158

Description

South Australia mining. The Worthing Mining Company, South Australia, certificate for one hundred free shares to Henry Rendell Wotton, nos.2871 to 2970, dated 13th October 1849; another to same holder but for two hundred fully paid up shares, certificate no.482, dated 21st August 1861, both different designs. The first with a tear at top edge, otherwise very fine, a very scarce early mining issue, the second very fine. (2)

The Worthing copper mine was discovered in 1847 on the Worthing farm owned by John Hallett in South Australia. The mining company was formed in England in 1849.